Full Text of "A Brief History of South Dakota", page 1

	This file contains part of a full transcription of "A Brief 
	History of South Dakota", by Doane Robinson, Secretary of the 
	State Historical Society of South Dakota. Originally published 
	in 1905, it was republished many times through the 1930's. This 
	transcription is from the 1919 Edition.

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        SOUTH DAKOTA'S PRAYER

Make me, O God, a loving mother-state,
Whose sturdy sons and comely daughters leal
With selfless pride shall count maternal weal
The chiefest end - the certain way and straight,
Through which to win the chaplets of the great.
Make me, O God, essentially to feel
My children's loyal love, the perfect, real,
Supremest gift bestowed by Gracious Fate.
Make mine, O God, in truth a commonwealth,
Wherein each heir shall share and share partake,
And none shall fail and none shall take by stealth;
My all for them; and they for Mother's Sake 
   Shall deem it good both gear and life to give.
   In love and trust, may Heaven let us live.

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